Bucky Covington - A fathers love

For the ^Glongest time, I guess I thought he didn't give a damn ^DHard to read, hard to please, yeah, ^Bmthat was my old ^Aman On the ^Gday I left for college, it was nothing new We ^Gmnever had that heart-to-heart, he ^Ahad too much to do

He checked the ^Bmair in my tires, the ^Gbelts and all the spark plug wires Said, ^D"When the hell's the ^Emlast time, you ^Ghad this oil changed" ^A And as ^BmI pulled out the drive, he said, "Be ^Gsure and call your mom sometime" And I ^Ddidn't hear it then, but I hear it ^Anow He was sayin', ^Em"I love ^F#myou"^G The only ^Away he knew ^Ghow | ^G| ^G| ^G| ^Gm| |^Gm | ^{A A}

A ^Ghundred twenty thousand miles, six years down the road A ^Dbrand new life and a brand new wife, we'd ^Bmjust bought our first ^Ahome When he ^Gfinally came to visit, I thought he'd be so proud He ^Gmnever said he liked the place, he just ^Agot his tool belt out

And put new ^Bmlocks on the doors, went back and ^Gforth to the hardware store Said, ^D"Come and hold this ^Emflashlight," as he ^Gcrawled beneath the sink ^A And "These old ^Bmwires ain't up to code" and "That ^Gcircuit box is gonna overload" And I ^Ddidn't hear it then, but I hear it ^Anow He was sayin', ^Em"I love ^F#myou"^G The only ^Away he knew ^Dhow

Last ^FSunday, we all gathered for his sixty fifth birthday ^CAnd I knew he'd stiffen up, but I hugged him anyway When it was ^Ffinally time to say goodbye, I knew what was next ^EmJust like he always does, ^Aright before we left

He checked the ^Bmair in my tires, the ^Gbelts and all the spark plug wires Said, ^D"When the hell's the ^Emlast time, you ^Ghad this oil changed" ^A And as ^BmI pulled out the drive, he said, "Be ^Gsure and call your mom sometime" And I ^Ddidn't hear it then, but I hear it ^Anow He was sayin', ^Em"I love ^F#myou"^G

He was sayin', ^Em"I love ^F#myou"^G The only ^Away he knew ^Ghow